Species Leiopotherapon macrolepis Vari, 1978

Museums

Regional Maps

External Links

• Leiopotherapon macrolepis Vari, R.P. 1978. The terapon perches (Percoidei, Terapontidae) a cladistic analysis and taxonomic revision. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 159(5): 175-340 figs 1-94 [235].

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM P.25392–001, Youwanjela Creek, tributary of Prince Regent River, WA.
  Paratype(s) AMNH 33976-77; WAM P.25025-002; WAM P.25026-003; WAM P.25027-003; WAM P.25029-002; WAM P.25032-005; WAM P.25040-002.

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Prince Regent River (15º50´S) and Upper Roe River (15º25´S), WA; tropical.

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

WA: Northern Kimberley (NK)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Freshwater, omnivore.

 

General References

Allen, G.R. 1982. Inland Fishes of Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 86 pp. 6 figs 20 pls. [49]

Allen, G.R., Cross, N. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Terapontidae. pp. 1331-1342 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [1336]

Allen, G.R., Midgley, S.H. & Allen, M. 2002. Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 394 pp. [226]

Lake, J.S. 1978. Australian Freshwater Fishes. Melbourne : Thomas Nelson 160 pp. 140 figs. [52] (as undescribed species)

Paxton, J.R., Hoese, D.F., Allen, G.R. & Hanley, J.E. (eds) 1989. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Pisces: Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 7 665 pp. [534]

Unmack, P.J. 2001. Biogeography of Australian freshwater fishes. Journal of Biogeography 28: 1053-1089 [1063]

 

Common Name References

Allen, G.R. 1982. Inland Fishes of Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 86 pp. 6 figs 20 pls. [49] (Large Scale Grunter)

Merrick, J.R. & Schmida, G.E. 1984. Australian Freshwater Fishes Biology and Management. Sydney : J.R. Merrick 409 pp. figs 280 col. figs. [220] (Kimberley Spangled Perch, Large-scaled Grunter)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Kimberley Spangled Perch)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
03-Sep-2018	TERAPONTIDAE	19-Apr-2018	MODIFIED	Dr Doug Hoese Dr Matthew Lockett
05-Dec-2012		05-Dec-2012	MODIFIED
		30-Mar-2010	MODIFIED